Tuesday, 29th March, 2016
by Sven
Today was the day of arrival for most of the students including Shihan Jhonny. We all came via different routes with only one goal in mind: OKINAWA
All of us moved into the new minshuku which is very nice, modern and comfortable. Those of you

Shihan Jhonny Bernaschewice is back from Japan safe and sound.
After 3 weeks of intensive training sessions he has charged his battery and we are more than happy to have him back at the Honbu Dojo!
All members will welcome him back at the first training session

Here we are, back from vacation and with new spirit for the new season.
First things first, we would like to invite you to a wonderful seminar organized by Ursula Lindner and Hanshi Karl-Heinz Rauck. It will take place at a seminar- and sportcentre in Germany

Day 9: Wednesday, 15th of April:
All of a sudden, the last day has arrived. We spend it at Yamashiro Sensei’s Dojo, again joined by Nakamura San. The sunny weather is perfect for a training with photo and video taking at the beach. The area of

Day 7: Monday, 13th of April:
The schedule of the previous days was mainly build around Yamashiro Sensei’s working hours. Today, he has a whole day off and we are going to spend the whole day in his dojo. On the programme is the second new

Day 5: Saturday, 11th of April:
At the morning training in Itoman, we are joined by Nakamura San, another student of Yamashiro Sensei. Together, we work on the details of Sakugawa No Kun and Chikin No Kun.
Ater the training, Nakayama San takes us to the nearby

Day 3: Thursday, 09th of April:
We spend the morning in Itoman with Yamashiro Sensei this time focussing on Sai and Tunkwa. Now we can prove that we still remember the New Year’s seminar as we repeat the three Katas learned there: Yamakatsu No Tunkwa, Kubokurashiki

We are on Okinawa – once again residing in the meanwhile familiar blue Minshuku near Naha Port.
Day 1: Tuesday, 07th of April:
Having taken a quick shower after the 19 hours journey from Hanover to Naha, we are ready for the obligatory first day Shureido visit.

This is what makes a good stay at the Hombo Dojo - self study, self study, self study. A training usually follows the instruction of a Sensei. This week was different. All of Shihan Mazet's students showed what martial arts is all about - overcoming

Every year in October Shihan Hans-Jürgen Pech and his students from Bushido Zhong Ryu Lobstädt (Germany) visit the Hombo Dojo to strengthen their fundaments in Chi Ryu Aiki-Jitsu.
This year a lot of attention was payed to the Tachi Waza version of the Suwari Waza techniques